I. Essential requisites: Legal capa-city of the contracting parties who must be a male and a female; Consent freely given in the presence of the solemnizing officer. (Article 2, Family Code)

II. Formal requisites: Authority of the solemnizing officer; A valid marriage license except in the cases provided for in Chapter 2 of this Title; A marriage ceremony which takes place with the appearance of the contracting parties before the solemnizing officer and their personal declaration that they take each other as husband and wife in the presence of not less than two witnesses of legal age. (Article 3, Family Code)